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What is Koan?

|> "A living man sits and does not lie down (all the time), |> While a dead man lies down and does not sit. |> On this physical body of ours |> Why should we impose the task of sitting?" |> |> - Hui Neng, 6th Chinese Ch'an Patriarch

|> Pray tell us what is dhyana

fervent prayer

|> and what is a profitable practice if you think you understand |> the meaning of Hui Neng.

sitting can be a profitable practice. do not impose it as a task

| Dhyana is not resting on a single thing, not ignoring a single thing; | it is knowing what you are doing, and not knowing you are doing it. | It is the state of your mind operating on its own without any | interference from you.

| A profitable practice is one in which the benefits exceed the costs.

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